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Ayọ̀kúnlé Ọlánrewájú

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• October 2024: Cara Brainerd defended her PhD thesis: Towards Rapid Measurement of Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors in a Portable, Low-Cost Platform We were blown away by her storytelling and data on technology that could have real-world impact in HIV treatment and prevention. Congratulations Cara! This is a big milestone for you and the lab! 🎉

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• October 2024: Our manuscript, Democratizing Access to Microfluidics: Rapid Prototyping of Open Microchannels with Low-Cost LCD 3D Printers, was published in ACS Omega. Congratulations to Kelsey Leong and all our co-authors.

• October 2024: Our manuscript, REverse transcriptase ACTivity (REACT) assay for point-of-care measurement of established and emerging antiretrovirals for HIV treatment and prevention, was published in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (ABC) and featured in “ABC Highlights: authored by Rising Stars & Top Experts”. Congratulations to Cara Brainerd and all our co-authors and collaborators.

• September 2024: Megan Chang received a training grant from the Northwest Comprehensive Research Training Program for Kidney, Urology, and Hematology Research (NCOR-KUH). Congratulations Megan!

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• September 2024: We received an Acceleration Award from the Institute for Translational Health Sciences to support our work moving microfluidic devices from the lab to remote settings.

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• September 2024: Charlotte Ahls , Clayton Ellington, and Dorothy Mims joined our lab as Bioengineering PhD Rotation Students. Welcome to the team! 🦠🔬🧬

• September 2024: Sofia Solari joined our lab as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome Sofia. 🧬🥼🔬

• August 2024: We posted a preprint describing our work on a rapid test for measuring non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors used for HIV treatment and prevention.

REverse transcriptase ACTivity (REACT) assay for point-of-care measurement of established and emerging antiretrovirals for HIV treatment and prevention

• June 2024: Cosette Craig, Megan Chang, and Ayọ̀kúnlé Ọlánrewájú attended the Bioanalytical Sensors Gordon Research Conference in Newport, Rhode Island.
• Megan Chang was selected as one of just two postdocs from the poster presenters to give an oral presentation at the end of the GRC. Congratulations Megan! We are so proud of the thoughtful science that you do and how you approach it in an authentic and empathetic way.